Future First revolutionises state school careers advice

Learning Launchpad investee Future First have launched this trailer. Find out how they are revolutionising state school careers advice using web-based platforms.

Tales of the City: Year Up

During a trip to San Francisco, I came across a number of fantastic social enterprises that provide inspiration for the work we’re doing with young people in the UK. Most were looking at innovative and efficient ways of enabling young people to achieve their potential – some through addressing an environmental issue and others, like [...]

David Lammy launches Fastlaners

David Lammy (Minister of State for Higher Education) announced the official launch of Fastlaners. Fastlaners is an East London-based scheme that was developed by Learning Launchpad’s Zarlasht Halaimzai (now at Studio Schools) to help graduates make the transition into the world of work. It is a crash course on everything from voice training to team [...]

Tales of the City: The Triple Bottom Line in Action

What makes social enterprise models different to traditional charity models? Social enterprises are often able to efficiently solve more than one problem or gap in society. These can be commercial, environmental or social – together known as the triple bottom line. Traditional charity models might be effective in terms of solving the social problem but [...]